Wheeled windmill toy



Nov. 29, 1927.

H. ZIMMERMAN WHEELED WINDMILL TOY Filed Jan. 26, 1927 Patented Nov. 29, A19.27'.

`UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY ZIMMERMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNR TO BAR-*ZIM TOY MANUFACTR- y ING oo., ING., or NEW YORK, N. Y.; A CORPORATION 0F Nnw- Yoan.

WHEELD wINnMrLL TOY.

y Application filed January 26, 11927.7Scria1 No. 163,593.

This invention relates to wheeled windmill toys and especially to such toys adapted to be drawn along` the ground to simulatevthe action of a windmill.

One object of the invention is to produce a toy of this nature of simple and eiiicient construction that will amuse children.

Another' object of the invention is to produce a toy of this nature that is provided with a. ground engaging wheel Vadapted to provide the mot-ive power for rotating a pin wheel comprising a series of vanes radiating from a central hub secur-ed to a shaft rotatably mounted in the upper part of a tower' or housing secured to the base of the toy.

A further object of the invention is to provide means in a toy of this nature that will insure contact of the. ground engaging driving wheel with the rest of the pin wheel driving mechanism when the toy is propelled along hilly or uneven ground.

Other objects and novel features of construction of my improved toy will become apparent as the specification proceeds.

In the drawings formingY a part of this specification Figure 1 is a. front view in elevation of one embodiment of my invention. and

Figure 2 is a sectional view thereof taken on line 2 2, Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings in detail, in which like numerals refer to the same parts in the various views, 5 indicates a base-provided with ground engaging traction wheels 6 mounted near the front and rear of the base, on shafts 7 rotatably journaled in the sidewalls of the base. To the underside of the base 5 and centrally located thereon there is'secured a bracket 8 yprovided with an elongated' slot 9 in which a stud 10 is loosely mounted and has secured thereto a ground engaging driving wheel 11.

A rotation transmitting member 12 is rotatably mounted on an upright rod or shaft 13 secured to the base 5 bv means of nuts 14 at the lower threaded end l5 of the rod 13. The rotation transmitting member 12 is pr0- vided at its lower end with a disk 16 in contact with the driving wheel 11 and at its upper end with a disk 17 of smallerdiameter than the disk 16. A housing18 in simulation of a windmill tower encloses the rotation transmitting member 12 and is secured to the base 5 by means of screws 19 passing` through. brackets 20 and the base 5 and by i means of screws 21 passing thrmigh the said brackets 2O and the tower or housing 18. A shaft 22 is rotatably and floatingly or swingingly mounted in the upper tower portion 23 and has secured thereto a disk 24 in Contact with the upper rotation transmitting disk 17. The floating mounting of the shaft 22 is obtained by loosely mounting the shaft 22 inan opening 25 in the tower section'23 and in an elongated slot 26 ther-ein diametrically opposite to 'the opening 25. The shaft 22 is provided at one ofvits outer ends with a pin wheel 27 coinprising a plurality of vanes 28 radiating from a central portion 29. rlhe pin wheel is maintained on the shaft between two nuts. 3() threaded on the shaft 22 and the entire shaft is prevented from becoming displaced by the disk 24 on the said shaft inside the tower and a spacer 31 on the shaft outside the tower.

It will readily be seen that as the toy is drawn along the ground by a pull string` 32 secured to one end ofthe toy. the rotation transmitting member will. due to its Own weight, rest on the ground engaging wheel 11 and will be rotated thereby and transmit motion to the pin wheel shaft by means of the disks 17 and 24 and cause the pin wheel to rotate and simulate a windmill in motion. It will also be seen that due to the slots 9 and 29 compensating movement of the various parts is obtained when the toy is drawn along an uneven surface and the said parts will always maintain their proper operative relation.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let-ters Patent is:

1. A toy adapted to be propelled along the ground, comprising a base. ground engaging means on the base, a member on the base provided. with a vertically disposed slot` a ground engaging drive wheel rotatably and vertically slidably mounted in the said'slot, a shaft secured to the base, arotation trans- `mitting member resting on the drive wheel.

and rotatably Vmounted on the shaft. a housing on the base, a shaft having a pin wheel thereon and rotatably and swingingly mounted in the housing. and a disk on the shaft resting on the transmitting member to be rotated thereby and revolve the `pin wheel when the toy is drawn along the ground.

2. A toy adapted to be propelled along the ground Comprising` a base, ground engagingk means on the base, a member on the buse provided with a vertically disposed slot,` aly ground engaging drive wheel rotatably und vertically slidtrbly mounted in the said Slot, u shafty mounted on the bas-e, a` rotation tranen'iittingl member rotatably mounted on the shaft and provided with u lower und an upper Contact diek with the lower con- 10 tact disk thereof in frietionul Contact with the drive wheel, a housing in `Simulation-of a windmill tower on the lease, a sli-ult having a pin wheel thereon and swmgingly mounted in the housing and a disk Von the Shaft in rictional engagement with tle'upper' disk of the transmitting member to be rotated thereby und revolve the pin wheel when the toy is drawn along the ground.

HARRY ZIMMERMAN. 

